Trade-A-Boat – August 2019

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NEWS & EVENTS | THE CROW’S NEST

Draft marine and coastal policy

Victoria has more than 2,500 kilometres of
coastline and about 10,000 square kilometres
of marine waters that provide enormous
environmental, social and economic benefits
to local communities and the millions of
people who visit them every year.

Since 2014, the Victorian Government has

invested more than $60 million into marine

and coastal projects and is shaping up to

deliver greater protection for these vital

environments with the release of a draft

Marine and Coastal Policy (MCP).

The draft MCP was developed by the

Department of Environment, Land, Water

and Planning (DELWP) in consultation with

key government and non-government groups

across indigenous, conservation and industry

sectors.

It builds on the Victorian Coastal Strategy

2014 and, when finalised in December 2019,

will guide decision makers in the planning,

management and sustainable use of the

state’s coastal resources.

DELWP is holding a series of public

information sessions along the coast during

July and August and iwnvites feedback on the

draft MCP before August 15, 2019.

For more information, engagement session

details or to make a submission on the draft

MCP visit: engage.vic.gov.au/draft-marine-

and-coastal-policy

Submissions can also be emailed to marine.

[email protected], or posted

to Draft Marine and Coastal Policy and

Strategy Unit, Department of Environment,

Land, Water and Planning, PO Box 500, East

Melbourne VIC 3002.